The Psychology of Vandalism

In The Psychology of Vandalism, Arnold P. Goldstein thoroughly examines the status, causation, prevention, and remediation of vandalistic behavior. Goldstein provides vandal- and environment-oriented explanations and interventions. He includes 169 tactics to reduce vandalism as well as ways for selecting and combining these tactics into programs. A selection of exemplary research reports evaluate diverse vandalism interventions. This reference will benefit graduate students, practitioners, and academics in clinical, social, and environmental psychology as well as criminology.

1 Why Study Vandalism? . - 2 Definitions and Demographics. - 3 Causation. - 4 Intervention: Alternative Strategies. - 5 Intervention: Implementation Tactics. - 6 Intervention: Combinations and Evaluations. - 7 Ecovandalism and Psychological Inquiry. - Research Appendix. - Cultural Resource Protection: A Predictive Framework for Identifying Site Vulnerability, Protection Priorities, and Effective Protection Strategies. - Preventing School Vandalism and Improving Discipline: A Three-Year Study. - Countering Sign Vandalism with Public Service Advertising. - Theft and Mutilation of Library Materials. - The Equity Control Model as a Predictor of Vandalism among College Students. - Shame and Embarrassment as Deterrents to Noncompliance with the Law: The Case of an Antilittering Campaign. - A Search for the Elusive Setting Events of School Vandalism: A Correlational Study. - Environmental Correlates of School Vandalism. - The Spatial Ecology of Stripped Cars. - Environmental Cues and Vandalism: An Exploratory Study of Picnic Table Carving. - Increasing Public Involvement to Reduce Depreciative Behavior in Recreation Settings. - Field and Laboratory Studies of Littering.